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Trump froze grantmaking for health research. Now Maryland is shivering.
An executive order from the Trump administration could upend research by pausing NIH grants, which scientists say could harm health and the economy.
A crematory wasn’t cremating bodies but stockpiling them, state board says
A state board suspended the permit for Heaven Bound Cremation Services LLC after finding the crematory was not cremating bodies properly, but stockpiling them.
Baltimore County firefighters continue work at site of recycling plant fire in Dundalk
Baltimore County firefighters say they continue efforts to extinguish a fire at a recycling plant in Dundalk.
Bundle up: More snow predicted, with sub-freezing temperatures all week
Baltimore Police have advised people to drive carefully due to icy and snowy roads Sunday night. Temperatures are expected to drop and usher in 1 to 3 inches of snow Sunday and maybe more on Tuesday.
Incoming psychiatric hospital CEO will face troubled system
Clifton T. Perkins will get new leadership after the state’s psychiatric hospital CEO made threats to staff.
Bird flu is infecting cats, cows and chickens, but no Marylanders yet
Bird flu has been found on the Eastern Shore, so how big a threat is it to chickens and humans?
University of Maryland merges engineering and medicine to turn ideas into companies
A new center in the Baltimore biopark will help develop and commercialize technology that officials say will save and improve people’s lives.
Why do we drop New Year’s resolutions? Blame your brain
New research from Johns Hopkins suggests people with naturally lower brain chemicals called dopamine find exercise more burdensome and may lose motivation faster.
PHA Healthcare ordered to ‘cease and desist’ after Banner investigation
PHA Healthcare, a drug addiction treatment provider that enrolls hundreds of Medicaid patients in Maryland each year, has been ordered by the state health department to stop providing services to patients.
Your dog have cancer? These Hopkins grads have a cool way to treat it
A new tool, created by a pair of Johns Hopkins bioengineering students, is the first to use carbon dioxide to freeze tumors off dogs.
Maryland extends pause on some new addiction, mental health programs to tackle Medicaid fraud
The moratorium, first announced in June, followed explosive growth of new providers, some of whom were described by officials as unscrupulous.
They entered treatment. Drugs, overdoses and deaths followed.
Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one program—PHA Healthcare—offered little help.
Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO unites people ... against insurance companies
The fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has focused attention on the anger and frustrations of people around the country and in Maryland.
What we know about Luigi Mangione’s back injury, surgery
Despite being in pain, Luigi Mangione did not complain often and was apparently not on any pain medication, a friend said.
Think you have mold at home? Here’s when to call in the professionals.
Here are some frequently asked questions that could help determine when your mold problem is more than just a nuisance.
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